His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, visited St. Tikhon’s Monastery and Seminary in South Canaan, Pennsylvania over the weekend, after his visit to St. Vladimir’s Seminary. During his visit, His Eminence had the opportunity to serve with His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of Washington and All…

Yesterday marked the 12th anniversary of the repose of the ever-memorable Patriarch Pavle of Serbia. In honor of the occasion, His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Rakovica Monastery in Belgrade, followed by a memorial service at his predecessor’s grave. In his words to those gathered, Pat. Porfirije noted that the memory of…

On Monday, 15th November, the day on which our Church honours the memory of Saints Elpidios, Markellos and Eustochios and His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyaneon celebrates his nameday, a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Holy Parish of St Nicholas, Marrickville, in Sydney, presided by His Grace who was celebrating his nameday and…

The Minister of Civil Protection, Takis Theodorikakos, was received by Archbishop Elpidophoros of America at the offices of the Archdiocese of America on Friday morning, as reported by The National Herald. Takis Theodorikakos arrived at the Archdiocese shortly before 10:00 in the morning, accompanied by his associates. Then he entered the chapel of the Archdiocese,…

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Patriarch John X received Mohammad Abdul-Sattar Al-Sayyed, the Syrian Minister of Religious Endowments (Awqaf), at the Patriarchal Headquarters in Damascus. His Eminence Ephraim Maalouli, the Metropolitan of Aleppo, and His Grace Gregorios Khoury, the Patriarchal Vicar, were also present.   #John_X   Antioch Patriarchate

The Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi has unveiled a new exact replica of the wonder-working Icon of the Panaghia Vimatarissa, called Ktitorissa, which in Greek means founder, as the original Icon was discovered during the era of the three founders of the venerable Mount Athos monastery. For more information or to order please send…

The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theodoros III, on Sunday officiated at the Divine Liturgy at the old Church of St. George, in the Greek Orthodox Arab-speaking community of Buqei’a, in the Acre-Ptolemais district of northern Israel. Co-celebrants were Metropolitan Kyriakos of Nazareth, Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina and Metropolitan Joachim of Helenoupolis, among…

The Archbishop of Durres, Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, during his sermon on Sunday at the Cathedral of the Resurrection in the Albanian capital, referred to the manners in which Christians are called upon to resist aggressive behavior, adding that “we should also attempt to be agents of peace”.